Netflix Officially Lands 2025's $700M+ Blockbuster Movie

Netflix is about to get its hands on one of 2025's biggest box-office surprises, and the numbers behind it are honestly ridiculous. The movie pulled in over $793.5 million worldwide, making it the seventh-highest-grossing movie of the year, beating even major live-action blockbusters like Superman and Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Now, after spending months as one of the biggest theatrical releases of the year, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle is officially making its highly anticipated jump to Netflix.

That theatrical run was something else. Infinity Castle didn't just beat its franchise's previous box-office hit, Mugen Train. It blew past it by nearly $300 million, turning the first chapter of a planned trilogy into one of the biggest anime movies in history. For an anime movie to pull numbers like that against major Hollywood releases is pretty wild, especially when the movie is only the first part of a trilogy. And after making its streaming debut exclusively on Crunchyroll back in July, the movie's exclusivity window is finally coming to an end.

Starting this September, Netflix subscribers will finally get to watch Tanjiro's brutal rematch against Akaza, along with the first major battles inside the Infinity Castle. Considering how huge the movie became in theaters, Netflix landing it is a pretty big win for the streamer.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Escapes Crunchyroll Exclusivity For A Massive U.S. Netflix Debut

The major thing to remember is that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Part 1 was already available in a few Asian regions, but this new Netflix announcement is specifically for U.S. viewers. Starting September 28, American audiences will finally be able to stream the movie from home without having to rely on Crunchyroll. After spending months as one of the biggest anime movies ever at the box office, Tanjiro's trip into the Infinity Castle is about to become a lot easier to watch.

The streaming giant has also been slowly building a much stronger anime lineup. Netflix recently added all seasons of One-Punch Man this September, and now Demon Slayer is joining the party. Then there's Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, which is only a few weeks away from making its return on October 20. With all of these big anime names sitting alongside Netflix's huge collection of live-action movies and shows, it's easy to see why the platform just beat Crunchyroll in anime viewership.

Crunchyroll still has the much bigger anime library, and that's not really close. But Netflix has one pretty obvious advantage: anime is only part of the package. A single subscription gets access to major anime hits like Demon Slayer and One-Punch Man, along with everything else the streamer offers. For viewers who don't want another subscription just for anime, that's a pretty strong deal.

Ufotable's Ongoing Silence Has Demon Slayer Fans Desperate For Part 2 Updates

Getting Infinity Castle Part 1 on Netflix is a pretty big win, but it isn't the Demon Slayer news fans are really waiting for. All eyes are currently on any scrap of news regarding the second chapter of the Infinity Castle trilogy. It's already been a year since the first movie hit theaters and completely went wild at the box office, yet Ufotable has remained silent about the next chapter. Right now, 2027 serves as the most widely accepted release window, but the long silence has started to make fans a bit skeptical.

That could finally change at Jump Festa 2027, which is set for December 19 and 20, 2026. It's one of the biggest anime and manga events of the year, and if Ufotable has a major update ready, this is about as good a place as any to drop it. A new trailer, a release date, anything would probably send the fandom into meltdown.

If anything, the real question is just how high Demon Slayer can take the number this time. And that's what makes Part 2 so interesting. Infinity Castle Part 1 didn't just become a huge anime hit; it went toe-to-toe with some of the biggest movies of the year and made nearly $800 million. Now the next movie has to follow that. If Ufotable manages to hit anything close to those numbers again, Demon Slayer could turn the Infinity Castle trilogy into one of the craziest box-office runs anime has ever seen.